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Tabulophyllum curtum

Anthozoa - Stauriida - Kyphophyllidae

Taxonomy
Tabulophyllum curtum was named by Sorauf (1998). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shell Rock River, upper Mason City Member, which is in a Frasnian shallow subtidal limestone in the Shell Rock Formation of Iowa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Tabulophyllum curtum Sorauf

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
subclassRugosa(Milne-Edwards and Haime 1850)
orderStauriidaVerrill 1865
RankNameAuthor
suborderKetophyllinaZhavoronkova 1972
familyKyphophyllidaeWedekind 1927
subfamilyKyphophyllinaeWedekind 1927
genusTabulophyllumFenton and Fenton 1924
speciescurtum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tabulophyllum curtum Sorauf 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-27 16:55:09
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:53:57
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) Tabulophyllum curtum (type locality: 83955)